£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Growth Metrics | 31-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-19 |
Annualisation Factor | 1.0 | 1.0 | n/a | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Dividend Yield | 2.0% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.3% |
Continuing Operations | |||||
PE Ratio - Adjusted | 19.0 | 23.8 | 32.3 | 33.2 | 31.4 |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 29.3 35.8 |
44.1 24.0 |
41.4 32.4 |
51.1 51.5 |
29.7 22.7 |
PEG - Adjusted | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 3.1 |
PEG - Diluted | 0.9 n/a |
n/a 1.3 |
1.0 0.4 |
n/a n/a |
n/a 1.9 |
Return on Capital Employed | 23.91% 23.91% |
10.63% 18.90% |
0.31% 0.38% |
12.18% 12.19% |
22.71% 28.97% |
Operating Margin | 11.63% 11.63% |
8.54% 15.37% |
11.73% 14.81% |
10.48% 10.49% |
13.61% 17.52% |
Continuing & Discontinued Operations | |||||
PE Ratio - Adjusted | 19.0 | 23.8 | 3,201.8 | 33.2 | 31.4 |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 29.3 35.8 |
44.1 24.0 |
4,103.3 3,213.1 |
51.1 47.7 |
29.7 21.6 |
PEG - Adjusted | 2.1 | 0.0 | n/a | 5.5 | 3.1 |
PEG - Diluted | 0.9 n/a |
0.0 0.0 |
n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a 1.2 |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Gearing | 31-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-19 |
Net Gearing | 77.53% | 78.29% | 99.92% | 105.70% | 104.92% |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Value Metrics | 31-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-19 |
Price/Book Value | (3.8) | (3.2) | (12.1) | (11.9) | (12.5) |
Price/Tangible Book Value | (3.8) | (3.2) | (12.1) | (11.9) | (12.5) |
Price/ Cash Flow | 15.0 | 17.0 | 19.3 | 18.0 | 18.1 |
Price/Revenue | 2.06 | 2.74 | 363.53 | 3.37 | 3.09 |
Price/R&D | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) | (117.41p) | (160.09p) | (48.44p) | (42.71p) | (36.30p) |
Net Cash per Share | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Annualised Fundamentals | 31-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-19 |
Continuing Operations | |||||
Revenue | 5,375.00 | 3,714.00 | 29.85 | 2,803.30 | 2,714.40 |
EBITDA | 150.00 150.00 |
(77.00) 177.00 |
5.71 6.63 |
605.10 605.40 |
369.40 475.60 |
Depreciation | 475.00 475.00 |
394.00 394.00 |
(2.21) (2.21) |
(311.30) (311.30) |
n/a n/a |
Net Interest | (141.00) (141.00) |
(30.00) (48.00) |
(0.30) (0.30) |
(72.30) (72.30) |
(46.10) (46.10) |
Profit Before Tax | 493.00 493.00 |
296.00 532.00 |
3.28 4.20 |
229.80 230.10 |
338.50 444.70 |
Revenue per Share | 213.63p | 185.51p | 1.61p | 151.27p | 146.80p |
Pre-Tax Profit per Share | 19.59p 19.59p |
14.79p 26.57p |
0.18p 0.23p |
12.40p 12.42p |
18.31p 24.05p |
Market Capitalisation £ (Millions) | 11,119.36 | 12,801.80 | 10,858.51 | 9,449.68 | 8,377.48 |
Enterprise Value (EV) £ (Millions) | 15,803.36 | 18,143.80 | 12,779.51 | 12,404.88 | 10,590.48 |
EBITDA/EV | 0.95% 0.95% |
(0.42%) 0.98% |
0.04% 0.05% |
4.88% 4.88% |
3.49% 4.49% |
Operating Margin | 11.63% 11.63% |
8.54% 15.37% |
11.73% 14.81% |
10.48% 10.49% |
13.61% 17.52% |
Capital Employed £ (Millions) | 2,652.00 | 3,068.00 | 1,174.00 | 2,480.90 | 1,693.90 |
Return on Capital Employed | 23.91% 23.91% |
10.63% 18.90% |
0.31% 0.38% |
12.18% 12.19% |
22.71% 28.97% |
Invested Equity Capital £ (Millions) | 4,963.00 | 4,993.00 | 1,407.00 | 1,258.50 | 1,146.50 |
Earnings per Share - Basic | 15.14p 12.36p |
11.57p 21.33p |
14.16p 18.08p |
10.03p 9.94p |
15.33p 20.06p |
Earnings per Share - Diluted | 15.07p 12.31p |
11.51p 21.20p |
14.10p 18.01p |
9.98p 9.89p |
15.24p 19.94p |
Earnings per Share - Adjusted | 23.19p | 21.34p | 18.07p | 15.37p | 14.43p |
Earnings per Share Growth - Basic | 31% -42% |
-18% 18% |
41% 82% |
-35% -50% |
n/a 12% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Diluted | 31% -42% |
-18% 18% |
41% 82% |
-34% -50% |
n/a 12% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted | 9% | 18% | 18% | 6% | 10% |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 29.3 35.8 |
44.1 24.0 |
41.4 32.4 |
51.1 51.5 |
29.7 22.7 |
PEG - Diluted | 0.9 n/a |
n/a 1.3 |
1.0 0.4 |
n/a n/a |
n/a 1.9 |
Tax Rate | 23.14% | 22.30% | 19.56% | 19.64% | 16.92% |
Dividend Cover | 2.67 1.42 |
2.83 2.82 |
2.83 2.83 |
2.84 1.84 |
9.56 13.28 |
Interest Cover | 3.61 3.61 |
4.75 6.48 |
10.56 13.24 |
3.93 3.93 |
6.96 8.83 |
Continuing & Discontinued Operations | |||||
Earnings per Share - Basic | 15.14p 12.36p |
11.57p 21.33p |
0.14p 0.18p |
10.03p 10.73p |
15.33p 21.09p |
Earnings per Share - Diluted | 15.07p 12.31p |
11.51p 21.20p |
0.14p 0.18p |
9.98p 10.68p |
15.24p 20.96p |
Earnings per Share - Adjusted | 23.19p | 21.34p | 0.18p | 15.37p | 14.43p |
Earnings per Share Growth - Basic | 31% -42% |
7,995% 11,584% |
-99% -98% |
-35% -49% |
n/a 18% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Diluted | 31% -42% |
7,987% 11,565% |
-99% -98% |
-34% -49% |
n/a 18% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted | 9% | 11,600% | -99% | 6% | 10% |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 29.3 35.8 |
44.1 24.0 |
4,103.3 3,213.1 |
51.1 47.7 |
29.7 21.6 |
PEG - Diluted | 0.9 n/a |
0.0 0.0 |
n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a 1.2 |
Dividend Cover | 2.67 1.42 |
2.83 2.82 |
0.03 0.03 |
2.84 1.98 |
9.56 13.97 |
Return on Equity (ROE) | 7.68% 6.27% |
4.65% 8.55% |
0.19% 0.24% |
14.80% 15.80% |
24.75% 34.02% |
Operating Cash Flow per Share | 29.29p | 29.97p | 30.30p | 28.24p | 25.04p |
Gross Cash Flow per Share | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a |
Cash Incr/Decr per Share | (1.59p) | 36.26p | (0.16p) | 15.08p | 9.76p |
Capital Expenditure per Share | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Dividend per Share | 8.68p | 7.55p | 6.39p | 5.41p | 1.51p |
Dividend per Share Growth | 14.97% | 18.15% | 18.11% | 258.28% | (66.22%) |
Dividend Yield | 2.0% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.3% |
Shareholders Funds | 4,089.00 | 4,099.00 | 1,265.00 | 1,129.70 | 1,001.70 |
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 3,170.00 | 3,209.00 | 1,264.00 | 1,194.10 | 1,051.00 |
Net Asset Value per Share (inc. Intangibles) | (117.37p) | (160.04p) | (48.38p) | (42.76p) | (36.33p) |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Gearing - inc Intangibles | 31-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-19 |
Shareholders' Funds inc Intangibles | 4,089.00 | 4,099.00 | 1,265.00 | 1,129.70 | 1,001.70 |
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 3,170.00 | 3,209.00 | 1,264.00 | 1,194.10 | 1,051.00 |
Net Gearing | 77.53% | 78.29% | 99.92% | 105.70% | 104.92% |
Cash & Near Cash | 1,562.00 | 2,170.00 | 668.00 | 1,949.50 | 1,169.20 |
Cash | 38.20% | 52.94% | 52.81% | 172.57% | 116.72% |
Gross Borrowings | 4,732.00 | 5,379.00 | 1,932.00 | 3,143.60 | 2,220.20 |
Gross Gearing | 115.73% | 131.23% | 152.73% | 278.27% | 221.64% |
Borrowings Under 5 years | 4,732.00 | 5,379.00 | 1,932.00 | 3,143.60 | 2,220.20 |
Under 5 years | 115.73% | 131.23% | 152.73% | 278.27% | 221.64% |
Borrowings Under 1 year | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Under 1 year | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Gearing - exc Intangibles | 31-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-19 |
Shareholders' Funds exc Intangibles | (2,953.00) | (3,204.00) | (899.00) | (792.40) | (671.70) |
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 3,170.00 | 3,209.00 | 1,264.00 | 1,194.10 | 1,051.00 |
Net Gearing | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Cash & Near Cash | 1,562.00 | 2,170.00 | 668.00 | 1,949.50 | 1,169.20 |
Cash | (52.90%) | (67.73%) | (74.30%) | (246.02%) | (174.07%) |
Gross Borrowings | 4,732.00 | 5,379.00 | 1,932.00 | 3,143.60 | 2,220.20 |
Gross Gearing | 160.24% | 167.88% | 214.91% | 396.72% | 330.53% |
Borrowings Under 5 years | 4,732.00 | 5,379.00 | 1,932.00 | 3,143.60 | 2,220.20 |
Under 5 years | (160.24%) | (167.88%) | (214.91%) | (396.72%) | (330.53%) |
Borrowings Under 1 year | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Under 1 year | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Cover | 31-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-19 |
Quick Ratio | 0.97 | 1.07 | 0.87 | 1.00 | 0.95 |
Current Ratio | 1.05 | 1.14 | 0.97 | 1.05 | 1.01 |
* GAAP
a. Includes discontinued activities
b. Based on operating cash flow before tax
c. Not disclosed under IFRS
d. Includes non-current assets
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